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Joint mission from Seoul and Yokohama dispatched to Nepal

Joint mission from Seoul and Yokohama dispatched to Nepal A joint mission composed of technical experts from Seoul Metropolitan Government and the City of Yokohama was dispatched to Nepal from July 27th - August 1st to assess and discuss potential project activities which may include structural improvements or constructions and capacity building with a number of local engineers.  More >>

Announcements and Opportunities

KLRTC XXX Urban Planning for City Leader Workshop

CityNet, UN-Habitat, and Kuala Lumpur City Hall invite you to participate in the Urban Planning for City Leaders Workshop, on September 7th-9th 2015, at the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC). This workshop offers a practical snapshot of the key tools for planning city extensions, addressing urban

Join the 100 Resilient Cities network The 100 Resilient Cities Challenge seeks to find 100 cities that are ready to build resilience to the social, economic, and physical challenges that cities face in an increasingly urbanized world. Is your city ready to become resilient? The deadline to apply is November 24, 2015.

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URAIA calls for projects

The Uraía platform seeks to support innovation in local public management by increasing efficiency and transparency thanks to the use of SMART technologies. Uraía will support the start-up of two initiatives led by Platform partners. For this first edition of the Call for Projects, a specific focus will be given to the creation of new mobilebased apps to be used by

informality, valuing public

citizens directly through

space, and increasing

their Smartphones or

climate resilience.    

other internet-based

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platforms.    More>>

Network News

Localised Public Transportation Workshop held in Da Nang

Communique on Safer Cities for the Asia Pacific Region

CityNet and the Korean

Metropolitan Government

Transport Institute (KOTI)

and CityNet are jointly

successfully delivered a

tackle urban crime and

localised public

make Asian cities safer.

transportation workshop

Together they have

in collaboration with the

compiled a communique

Da Nang’s People

to summarize their efforts

Committee as the host.

to improve urban safety in

This workshop covered

the Asian Pacific Region.

topics including

The document is an

expanding Intelligent

outcome of UN-Habitat

Transport Systems (ITS)

Programmes Director Dr.

and Developing a Public

Alioune Badiane’s visit to

Transport System. 

Seoul last June.

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UN-Habitat, Seoul

Expert Group Meeting on Regional Perspectives

CityNet Director of Programs Youngmin Chang had a reunion with CityNet alumni, Ms Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi and Ms Mariko Sato, during the Partners Workshop: Strengthening Partnerships for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia Pacific organized by UNHabitat and the Expert Group Meeting on “Regional Perspectives on a Transformative Urban Agenda for Asia and the Pacific” organized by UNESCAP in Bangkok.     More>>

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 published

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted by UN Member States on 18 March 2015 at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The Sendai Framework is the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with seven targets and four priorities for action.   More>>

Future of Cities Forum by World Future Council Foundation The 5th Future of Cities Forum will be held on September 14th-15th as a special event associated to China International EcoCity Forum & Expo in Tianjin where high-level experts from China and around the world gather to discuss regenerative city development in the context of the new global agendas – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Habitat III.   More>>

EcoMobility World Festival 2015

Building on the success of the world’s first EcoMobility World Festival in September 2013, the City of Johannesburg is continuing the monthlong presentation of an innovative urban transportation culture. The third EcoMobility Congress will take place in Johannesburg in the new format of EcoMobility Dialogues from 5-9 October 2015.    More>>

Building Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP)

Future of Cities Forum by World Future Council Foundation

Korea Transport Institute and the World Bank jointly host the 4th LUTP from October 11th-17th to equip urban transport

From city authorities, infrastructure, central government, system integrators, and specialist technology providers:

leaders. This workshop

their shared focus is to

aims at developing leadership capabilities in urban mobility planning. It seeks to create

make Future Cities a reality by collaborating to align their people, processes and

awareness of what

technology.  

integrated mobility planning involves, what

Insights into Seoul’s Water and Waste Management

Read CityNet’s latest blog on some of Seoul’s most remarkable infrastructure projects, the Ttukdo Arisu Water Purification Center in Seoul Forest, the Mapo Resource Recovery Facility and the Noeul ‘Sunset’ Park.    More>>

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are its different components and how it needs to be undertaken.  More>>

Yokohama Project Office

8th CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar to be held in Yokohama

City of Yokohama will host the 8th CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar from September 3-6, 2015 for the members of CityNet Disaster Cluster. This annual cluster seminar allows participants to share the best practices in disaster risk reduction in their cities and visit sites related to the

CBARAD – II Updates

In June 2015, Components 1, 2 & 3 continued their activities towards meeting CBARAD II’s project goals. Component 1 had several outputs including passing an amended ordinance on the reorganization of the CDRRMC, component 2 and 3 both met to review their outputs from the PDM Workshop.    More>>

disaster management in Yokohama.    More>>

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